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Bruins losing streak stretches to 6 with 7-5 loss to Ducks
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The Boston Bruins continue to fight hard, but continue to come out empty-handed with a sixth straight regulation defeat.
The Boston Bruins put on an offensive outburst against the Anaheim Ducks. They scored five goals, which are usually enough to win a hockey game. However, the Bruins lost the game by two goals and are soul-searching for answers.
The 2025-26 Bruins do not quit. It reflects well on the players and Sturm. But the way they are designed, there is no margin for error. Too many areas throughout the lineup are subject to leaks upon the slightest pressure. Sturm knows it.
The Boston Bruins will host Hockey Fights Cancer Night, presented by Mass General Brigham, on Thursday, October 23, during their home game against the Anaheim Ducks at 7 p.m. at TD Garden. Lavender, which represents awareness for all forms of cancer,
Volatile goaltending and crucial counterattacks secure a high-scoring victory for the Ducks despite strong Bruins pressure.
Charlie McAvoy was devastated. Their sixth consecutive loss — a 7-5 defeat to the Ducks — left the Bruins players in pretty dire moods on Thursday night. The three-game winning streak that stoked optimism to start the year seems like much more than 16 days ago now.
Bruins head coach Marco Sturm sounds like a head coach who knows the hand he's been dealt behind the B's bench this season.
Change was again the theme of B/R's NHL Power Rankings for the week, with several teams making double-digit climbs or dives, including the Utah Mammoth's 19-spot jump from No. 28 to No. 9 and the Pittsburgh Penguins also jumping into the top 10 with a 14-place spike from last week's No. 21 slot.
With Hampus Lindholm out for the third straight game and Jordan Harris on injured reserve, Callahan, who was called up from Providence on Wednesday, will slot into the Bruins lineup. Callahan, 26, had a goal and one fight in 17 games for Boston last year.
Losers of their last six games and looking nothing like the team that was hoped for and promised, the Bruins went back to the in-season version of a two-a-day on Friday at Warrior Ice Arena. No, coach Marco Sturm did not reach back for a 20th century bag skate to cure the team’s ills.